This Weekend - Sak or Audubon

[ndfinfan]

Thoughts on access for boats on Sak and or Audubon? Hoping she's open down past New Town at least. Gotta run down to Garrison tomorrow so I'll check a few places. Looks like temps and wind will be decent all weekend...just need some open water!

 

[SLE]

I really doubt Audubon or the East End of Sakakawea will be open by the weekend. At best you'll be dodging ice bergs the size of semi's and I don't really think it'll even be broke up by the weekend. As of this morning, it's still within 10ft of the shores and touching several places still. Certainly dark and looks rotten though. Heck, there were guys still ice fishing the east end less than a week ago! Now as far as New Town up, you might have a chance, haven't been up that direction so no sure how far down she's opened up with the river.

 

[ndfinfan]

Kinda what I was thinking...New Town probably best bet at this point.

 

[Skeeter]

I drove my side x side on the ice and needed my extension to drill holes. The ice was hard and still came up in shavings and not chunks. This was last Monday and Tuesday. I doubt a boat will be useable till late next week

 

[ndfinfan]

Yup...2 weeks ago we took wheelers out on Deepwater...30 plus inches of ice...crazy how fast this weather changed!

 

[honkerslayer]

Douglas bay on Monday

 

[ndfinfan]

^Nice...she's getting there!

 

[Lapper]

Audubon is still solid ice except for edges. Drove by twice today.

 

[ndfinfan]

Wow...sounds like Audubon gonna be the last to go!

 

[ndfinfan]

Just checked the ND DOT web cam pics...looks like water completely open at the New Town bridge by Four Bears.

 

[dean nelson]

I drove my side x side on the ice and needed my extension to drill holes. The ice was hard and still came up in shavings and not chunks. This was last Monday and Tuesday. I doubt a boat will be useable till late next week

That's a lifetime ago with a week of 60s and 70s. The ice at least by the dam is a lot of thing but solid ain't one of them. Every time you look at one of these pictures it's different because the ice is all busted up into pieces and sloshing back and forth. you put much wind on this and she's going to fall apart.

 

[ndfinfan]

Can't believe how quick conditions changed this year...guess that's par for the course in North Dakota!

 

[limit2winit]

saw one pic of a trailer at beaver a day or two ago. it's close

 

[dean nelson]

Newtown south of the bridge is going pretty fast....still seems to be a fair bit to the north though.

 

[Sum1]

Anyone know if the canal or new johns is ice free?

 

[jdinny]

Anyone know if the canal or new johns is ice free?

east park was open on sunday as I drove by

 

[dean nelson]

Looks like both Sak and Devils threw in the towel over the last day. Still a little bit here and there but that won't last long now.

 

[Velva_zv21]

Buddy that lives in Garrison said SAK was still ice when he looked yesterday around garrison area.... also said autobahn was still froze but opening up around shore pretty good.....I drove to lake darling yesterday and found the whole lake ice free and prolly 20-30 boats out on the water, pics are of darling

 

[eliminator]

Still ice on Sak at Pick City today----the ice has moved more to the north today with the light wind----not ice out yet but should hopefully be in a few days. Scoria bay has lots of ice back in it again today.

 

[ndfinfan]

Got Wednesday off...was hoping to get on at 3 Mile Corner on Audubon...work the NE bays...not sure that's an option tho?